Charles wilton



(No Model.)

0. WILTON.

' BOOT 0R SHOE.

No. 416,532. v Patented Dec. 3, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

CHARLES IVILTON, OF LONDON, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES HEWITT, OF LEICESTER, ENGLAND.

Boo-r 0R SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,532, dated December 3, 1889. Application filed'Decemher 31, 1888. $erial No. 295,013. (No model.) Patented in England December 1, 1886, No. 15,709.

-To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES WILTON, of London, in the county of Middlesex, Eng land, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boots or Shoes,'(for which I have obtained apatent in Great Britain, No. 15,709, dated December 1,1886,) of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side View of a shoe, partially broken away, showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the bottom of the sole of my shoe. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of the rivet or metal re-enforce used in the construction thereof.

The object of my invention, which is very simple and will be readily understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings, is the construction of aboot or shoe which will have a very durable bottom; and it consists in the re-enforcement of the outsole and heel by the insertion therein of a series of pieces of met-a1 set flush with the bottom of the sole or heel in apertures cut therein within the outer edges thereof, as will be hereinafter described.

The upper of myimproved boot or shoe, as also the insole, (if an insole be used,) and the method of securing the outsole to the upper, or to the upper and insole, may be the same as those now commonly in usethat is, any kind of stock may be used and any of the well-known methods of construction may be employed. Before the outsole and heel have been secured in place I cut a series of holes either entirely around the edge of the outsole and heel, or in those parts thereof which are most subject to wear, using a punch for the purpose of cutting the holes, of a shape adapted to cut a hole corresponding in shape to the shape of the piece of metal which is to be inserted, but somewhat smaller,

so that the piece of metal, which has slightly beveled Sides, as shown at a, Figs. 3 and 4:, will wedge tightly into the hole when driven in. These holes or apertures are out within the outer edges of the outsole or heel top lifts, so that the finish of the leather edges of the soles and heels is not broken by the metallic pieces or blocks and the leather stock out side of the said pieces or blocks will assist in holding them in place. The thickness of the piece of metal should be equal to or a little greaterthan the thickness of the sole or of the top lift of the heel, so that when driven home and the sole finished the metal will be flush with the surface thereof. The pieces of metal A may be of any desirable shape in top view, and are provided with a prong or nail Z) extending from the under side thereof. hen the piece of metal A is driveninto the hole made to receive it, the prong b pierces the insole and is turned and clinched thereon. If, however, a middle sole be used, as is frequently the case in heavy shoes, the prong Z7 will simply pierce the middle sole and may or may not project into the insole. In case the prong I) does not clinch on the insole, ordinary nails or pegs will require to be inserted between or around the pieces A to secure the outsole to the shoe. The prongs 1') may not project through the heel, as shownin Fig. l, but will enter the heel sufficiently to secure the metal re-enforces A firmly in place.

If it is desired to apply my invention to a sewed shoe, the metal re-enforces A will require to be inserted inside the line of stitches, while in the heel they could be used as in a pegged shoe. By the use of a series of separate pieces of metal in this manner the sole retains a certain degree of flexibility. It may be finished neatly and at the same time the shoe is greatly strengthened and the durability of the sole and heel largely increased.

What I claim is A boot or shoe having its heel top lift or outsole, or both, provided with a series of separated holes punched therein back from the edges thereof, and a series ofpieces of metal having projecting nails or prongs in: serted in said holes and set flush with the bottom of the sole or heel, substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES VILTON.

Witnesses FRANCIS W. Fnnrooucr, WILLIAM MARMION. 

